Air Force: It's Time to Get Rid of Stupid Policies Gen. David Goldfein announced he will delegate to wing commanders the ability to waive crew relief restrictions as they see...
Furloughs Severely Dropped AF Depot Production Sequester-mandated furloughs put a dent in what had been a significant increase in depot production this past year, but the...
Air Force's Top NCO Lauds Force Amid Drawdown, Promotion Changes The Air Force’s top enlisted man offers assurances that ongoing personnel cuts and other changes will not hurt the force.
Air Force Details Plans to Boost Number of Fighter, Drone Pilots The Air Force wants to increase the number of fighter pilots it trains each year to 1,375 officers, officials announced...
SOCOM Wants to Deploy MQ-9 Drones to Remote Areas Air Force Special Operations Command wants to pack up an MQ-9 Reaper in less than eight hours, fly it anywhere in the world...
Pentagon Building Case for Air Force Fleet Upgrades The Air Force now has the oldest fleet of bombers, fighters and tankers in its 67-year history.
Last Surviving 'Doolittle Raider' Takes Stage at Air Force Conference The last surviving member of the "Doolittle Raiders" took center stage at this year's Air Force Association conference.
New Air Force Tanker May Avoid Budget Ax The U.S. Air Force's new refueling tanker made by Boeing Co. may dodge automatic budget cuts known as sequestration next year...
Air Force EPR Chief: 'This is the KC-46 of Promotions' A room filled with anxious airmen questioned the chief of the Air Force's Enlisted Force Policy Branch at the Air Force...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/news/people/2014/09/091714-gen.-mark-a.-welsh-i.jpg?itok=CBlOaNE9 "Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh II congratulates Tech. Sgt. Byan Williams for winning the "American Airman" video contest at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Ash)")
![Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein gives his "Air Force Update" during Air Force Association's "Air, Space, Cyber" conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne A. Clark)](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/news/people/2017/09/goldfein-afa-1200.jpg?itok=C00y7pQg "Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein gives his "Air Force Update" during Air Force Association's "Air, Space, Cyber" conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne A. Clark)")
